advice on painting the dry wall in your new log home

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on July 25, 2008 at 8:55am

Hi Rita,

Great suggestions. I think you are right, the earthy colors will look great with the wood. Thanks for the input.

Kathy

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Permalink Reply by Anne on July 25, 2008 at 10:10am

Hi Kathy,
Rita and I must have very similar taste. We used very neutral, earthy colors on the dry wall we have, too. In one hallway, we used a faux finish - Bellagio faux by Behr. I looked at the Ralph Lauren finishes and liked them also. All of these compliment logs nicely, I think. I looked at pictures in magazines like LHL to make my decision. Good Luck! Anne

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on July 27, 2008 at 11:15pm

Anne, thank you so much for your input. I really think the earthy colors are the way to go. I don't have that much dry wall, but obviously we want it to look great with all the wood we having going on. Thanks so much for the help.

Katahy

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Permalink Reply by Loretta Avallone-Goerke on August 9, 2008 at 8:19am

If it's bare drywall, you need to get a good primer. We use Benjamin Moore products for our customers. Better to spend the money on a good primer over the cost of paint. Don't skimp on this step!

Loretta
RFG Painting
Long Island, NY

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on August 10, 2008 at 7:44pm

Thanks, Loretta. My daughter used to be a paint buyer for a major home supply store and agrees that Benjamin Moore is extremely good!
Kathy

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